8 Of The Best Students In The Animal World

As you head off to school, take a note from some of these brilliant learners, from all corners of the animal kingdom.

By Dan Nosowitz

Published

Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab)
Wikimedia Commons
Dan Nosowitz
Wikimedia Commons
Tony Angell
Martin Whitham/SWNS.com
Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Commons
 
2026 Home of the Future header

2026 Popular Science Home of the Future Awards

See it
 

Dan Nosowitz

Dan Nosowitz is a freelance writer and editor who has written for Popular Science, The Awl, Gizmodo, Fast Company, BuzzFeed, and elsewhere. He holds an undergraduate degree from McGill University and currently lives in Brooklyn, because he has a beard and glasses and that's the law. You can follow him on Twitter.